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Birth Name:
Anna Mae Bullock

Genre:
R&B/Soul

Years Active:
'50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s






Tina Turner

Biography

The most dynamic female soul singer in the history of the music, Tina Turner oozed sexuality from every pore in a performing career that began the moment she stepped on-stage as lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in the late '50s. Her gritty and growling performances beat down doors everywhere, looking back to the double-barreled attack of gospel fervor and sexual abandon that had originally formed soul in the early '50s. Divorced from Ike in the mid-'70s, she recorded only occasionally later in the decade but resurfaced in the mid-'80s with a series of hit singles and movie appearances; her high-profile status was assured well into the '90s.. Born Annie Mae Bullock near Brownsville, Tennessee, she began singing as a teen, and joined Ike Turner's touring show as an 18-year-old backup vocalist. Just two years later, Tina was the star of the show, the attention-grabbing focal point for an incredibly smooth-running soul revue headed by Ike and his Kings of Rhythm. The couple began hitting the charts in 1960 with "A Fool in Love," and notched charting singles throughout the '60s, though the disappointing position of "River Deep, Mountain High" — cited by Phil Spector as one of his best productions — was very hard to take. All expectations were fulfilled in 1971 with "Proud Mary," a number four hit that became the capstone of Ike & Tina's Revue. Frustrated by Ike's increasingly irrational behavior, though, Tina walked out just three years later.

She celebrated her newfound freedom in 1975 with a role in the film version of the Who's Tommy. Playing the Acid Queen, she delivered an outrageous, all-too-brief performance in an otherwise forgettable mistake of a movie. Several albums were recorded for United Artists during the late '70s, but she appeared to be washed up by the turn of the decade. Surprisingly, Tina returned in 1983, first teaming with a Heaven 17 project named B.E.F. on a remake of the Temptations' "Ball of Confusion." Tina's vocal offering was understandably apocalyptic, and she gained a solo deal with Capitol that same year. Her first single, a cover of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together," hit the Top 30 early in 1984. Second single "What's Love Got to Do with It" became one of the year's biggest hits, spending three weeks at number one. Her album Private Dancer included two more Top Ten singles, the title track and "Better Be Good to Me."

With another movie role in 1985 (Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome), she found a number two hit with its theme, "We Don't Need Another Hero." Her next big hit followed in 1986 ("Typical Male"), after which Tina began to decline, still charting occasionally and selling respectably with albums including 1989's Foreign Affair, 1996's Wildest Dreams, and 2000's Twenty Four Seven. In 2009, Turner oversaw and added spoken word segments to Beyond: Buddhist and Christian Prayers, which featured singing from Regula Curti and Dechen Shak-Dagsay. The CD was officially released a year later in 2010. Four years later, a collection of her romantic solo material called Love Songs appeared in time for Valentine's Day.

Top Albums


1. Greatest Hit..
Simply the Best, Tina Turner
2. Simply the B..
Children Beyond, Regula Curti
3. Children Bey..
Country My Way, Tina Turner
4. Country My W..
What's Love Got To Do With It, Tina Turner
5. What's Love ..
Tina (Live), Tina Turner
6. Tina (Live)
Tina Live In Europe, Tina Turner
7. Tina Live In..
Ike & Tina Turner, Ike Turner
8. Ike & Ti..
Break Every Rule, Tina Turner
9. Break Every ..
Twenty Four Seven, Tina Turner
10. Twenty Four ..
Now, Tina Turner
11. Now
Rock Me Baby (Remastered), Tina Turner
12. Rock Me Baby..
The Great Tina Turner, Tina Turner
13. The Great Ti..
Tina Turner Anthology, Tina Turner
14. Tina Turner ..
Tina Turner Goes Country (Remastered), Tina Turner
15. Tina Turner ..
Tina Turner Greatest Hits, Tina Turner
16. Tina Turner ..
Stand By Your Man, Tina Turner
17. Stand By You..
Back to Back - Tina Turner & Gloria Gaynor, Gloria Gaynor
18. Back to Back..
The Best of Ike & Tina Turner, Ike
19. The Best of ..
Tina Turner's Lovin' Him Was Easier, Tina Turner
20. Tina Turner'..

Top Songs

NameAlbumTimePrice
1.
What's Love Got To Do With ItLove Songs3:46$0.99
2.
Proud MaryAll the Best - The Hits5:27$1.29
3.
Best (Edit)Simply the Best4:10$1.29
4.
We Don't Need Another Hero (Thun..All the Best - The Hits4:13$1.29
5.
Better Be Good To Me (1994 Remastere..Collected Recordings: Sixti..5:10$0.99
6.
Private DancerAll the Best - The Hits4:00$1.29
7.
Better Be Good To MeAll the Best - The Hits5:10$1.29
8.
BestAll the Best - The Hits4:09$1.29
9.
Best (1994 Remastered)Collected Recordings: Sixti..5:29$0.99
10.
What's Love Got To Do WIth ItPrivate Dancer (Remastered)3:48$0.99
11.
I Don't Wanna Fight (Single Edit..All the Best - The Hits4:25$1.29
12.
It's Only LoveSo Far So Good3:14$1.29
13.
Better Be Good To MePrivate Dancer (Remastered)5:12$0.99
14.
Let's Stay Together (1994 Remast..Collected Recordings: Sixti..5:17$0.99
15.
I Don't Wanna FightWhat's Love Got To Do W..6:09$1.29
16.
Private DancerPrivate Dancer (Remastered)7:13$0.99
17.
Fool In LoveWhat's Love Got To Do W..2:56$1.29
18.
Proud Mary (Live In Arnhem)Tina (Live)9:51$0.99
19.
GoldeneyeWildest Dreams4:46$1.29
20.
We Don't Need Another Hero (Thun..Mad Max - Beyond Thunderdom..6:09$1.29
21.
Better Be Good To MeSimply the Best3:40$1.29
22.
Cose della vita (Can't Stop Thin..Eros Best Love Songs4:51$0.99
23.
It's Only LoveReckless3:14$1.29
24.
Missing YouAll the Best - The Hits4:38$1.29
25.
When the Heartache Is OverLove Songs3:44$0.99

Top Music Videos

Get Back (The Speek) [Live], Paul McCartney & Tina Turner
1. Get Back (The...
Tearing Us Apart (The Speek) [Live], Eric Clapton & Tina Turner
2. Tearing Us Ap...
What's Love Got to Do With It (2002 Digital Remaster), Tina Turner
3. What's Love G...
We Don't Need Another Hero, Tina Turner
4. We Don't Need...
Better Be Good to Me (2002 Digital Remaster), Tina Turner
5. Better Be Goo...
Private Dancer (2002 Digital Remaster), Tina Turner
6. Private Dance...
The Best (2002 Digital Remaster), Tina Turner
7. The Best (200...
I Can't Stand the Rain (Live) [2002 Digital Remaster], Tina Turner
8. I Can't Stand...
Addicted to Love (Live) [2002 Digital Remaster], Tina Turner
9. Addicted to L...
I Don't Wanna Lose You (2002 Digital Remaster), Tina Turner
10. I Don't Wanna...
What's Love Got to Do With It (Black & White / Original Version) [2002 Digital Remaster], Tina Turner
11. What's Love G...
Steamy Windows (2002 Digital Remaster), Tina Turner
12. Steamy Window...
Tonight (Live) [2002 Digital Remaster], Tina Turner
13. Tonight (Live...
Nutbush City Limits (The 90's Version) (2002 Digital Remaster), Tina Turner
14. Nutbush City ...
What You Get Is What You See (2002 Digital Remaster), Tina Turner
15. What You Get ...
Love Thing (2002 Digital Remaster), Tina Turner
16. Love Thing (2...
Typical Male (Live) [2002 Digital Remaster], Tina Turner
17. Typical Male ...
Look Me In the Heart (2002 Digital Remaster), Tina Turner
18. Look Me In th...
Be Tender With Me Baby (2002 Digital Remaster), Tina Turner
19. Be Tender Wit...
Foreign Affair (2002 Digital Remaster), Tina Turner
20. Foreign Affai...


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